BALTIMORE — The FBI raided a Republican campaign consultant’s Annapolis office Thursday, causing Maryland Republican lawmakers to say they will stop doing business with the firm. Kelley Rogers, president of Strategic Campaign Group, said half a dozen FBI agents arrived at his Main Street office about 8:30 a.m. with a warrant to search and seize […]
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USAWASHINGTON—Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe defended James B. Comey’s integrity and performance Thursday, distancing himself from White House claims that the ousted FBI director had damaged morale at the bureau. McCabe’s testimony to the Senate Intelligence Committee implicitly rebutted assertions by President Donald Trump earlier Thursday that Comey’s tenure had left the FBI “in turmoil.”
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USAA 17-year-old Danish girl charged with planning to bomb two schools in Denmark, including a Jewish school, was reportedly inspired by the terrorist who killed a security guard at a Copenhagen synagogue in 2015, JTA reported Thursday, citing Danish media. A Danish prosecutor alleged last month that the teen looked up to the 2015 synagogue
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InternationalDisplaying an exhibit panel on Ahavas Sholom, Newark’s oldest functioning synagogue, are, from left, Max Herman, Linda Forgosh, and Phil Yourish. Photos by Robert Wiener Harold Kravis surfs the Internet in pursuit of local Jewish history. The first location of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, on Washington Street in Newark. Photo courtesy Jewish Historical Society of New
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Jewish History, USAU.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson signed his name Thursday to a document that affirms the need for international action against climate change, adding further uncertainty to the direction of climate policy under the Trump administration. The document, signed by Tillerson and seven foreign ministers from Arctic nations meeting this week in Fairbanks, Alaska, says
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International, The World We Share, USAThis week, newsmagazine and non-profit organization ISRAEL21c launched 21see, a new online video network that will uncover Israel’s most unique stories, happening scenes, and unconventional characters – spanning a 10th generation tattoo artist in Jerusalem, a team of expat American football players in Haifa, top Israeli microbrewers and fashion designers in Tel Aviv. Spearheaded by
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAMHERST, Massachusetts (Press Release) – The Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project is celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month with a special video series that looks at the culture and customs of Jewish communities across the United States. Throughout the month of May, the project is featuring excerpts from oral history interviews highlighting the history, culture,
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Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — President Trump is considering naming an Israeli to head the FBI, according to unidentified sources. The prospective nominee – nicknamed “Falafel” by Trump, presumably to preserve his anonymity – is reportedly a former member of Mossad, Israel’s secret intelligence service. While not confirming or denying the report,
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireSAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Hillel of San Diego Board of Directors has named Rabbi David Singer Acting Executive Director of Hillel of San Diego, effective July 1, 2017. Hillel of San Diego’s current Executive Director Michael Rabkin has been named to a key new position with Hillel International as a Campus Support Director. In
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — To considerable applause, Russell Robinson, the chief executive officer of the Jewish National Fund, announced Thursday, May 11, that the next national president of JNF will be San Diegan Dr. Sol Lizerbram. Lizerbram, active with his wife Lauren for 35 years in JNF, will begin his two-year term
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, USALA JOLLA, California (Press Release) – An occasion like this only happens once every 45 years! On June 1, after nearly half a century of service, Executive Director Michael Cohen is retiring as Executive Director of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (JCC) in La Jolla. Cohen will be honored at the JCC’s annual Patron Party
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San Diego CountyBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Israel will soon reach on June 5th the grim milestone of fifty years of occupation of the West Bank. Many Israelis have become complacent and succumbed to the government’s argument that the continuing occupation is necessary to safeguard Israel’s national security. Others are lamenting the day, as they view
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastJewish and Muslim students band together, promote Palestinian-Israeli initiative A flier from the Twitter account of the white nationalist Vanguard America, which was posted on the Center for Jewish Life-Hillel and three other buildings at Princeton University. Princeton University students learn about the solar panel project funded through donations of American Jews and Muslims through
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIn a detailed letter to the mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, former city councilmen Minna Fenton described the stonethrowing attack she suffered together with her family on the Mt. of Olives, an attack which like many others did not gain media attention even though it occurred in the heart of the capital. In her letter,
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